amiquiliztli
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From āmiqui (“to thirst, be thirsty”) + -liztli.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
āmiquiliztli (inanimate)
- thirst
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 222r:
- Sed gana de beuer. amiquiztli. amiquiliztli.
- Thirst, wanting to drink. amiquiztli. amiquiliztli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 107v. col. 2:
- ſed gana de beuer.amiquiztli.amiquiliztli.
- Thirst, wanting to drink. amiquiztli. amiquiliztli.
- Idem, f. 5r. col. 1.
- Amiquiliztli. ſed o immortalidad.
- Amiquiliztli. thirst, or immortality.
- Amiquiliztli. ſed o immortalidad.
Usage notes[edit]
- Often shortened to āmiquiztli.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
amiquiliztli (inanimate)
- Obsolete spelling of ahmiquiliztli
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 107v, 5r